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Louis McCubbin - Untitled, w/ Cert..... McCubbin was born in Auburn, Victoria, the eldest son of Annie and Legendary Artist Frederick McCubbin. He was educated privately and studied at the National Gallery of Victoria Art School 1906–1911. He enlisted for service in the AIF in May 1916, and in May 1918, while a private serving in France, was attached to the War Records Section as an AIF war artist and promoted to lieutenant. He painted backgrounds for the battle scene dioramas (some dioramas had figures sculpted by C. Web Gilbert, others by W. Leslie Bowles) for the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, a task that took nine years to complete. He made a series of paintings depicting the Great Barrier Reef for the Australian National Travel Association. He taught drawing at Swinburne Technical College in 1935, then in 1936 was appointed director of the Art Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide, and became a member of the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board, along with directors of the Melbourne and Sydney galleries, plus G. V. F. Mann, Will Ashton and Harold Herbert. During World War II he served as deputy director of camouflage for South Australia. His last years were spent at the home of his brother, Hugh McCubbin, of Punt Road, South Yarra. This is an Oil on Board Untitled. This piece comes with Verification by Louis' Brother (Hugh) by way of a photograph of the painting, and the back of the photo has been written on guaranteeing the Piece is by his brother Louis, and signed by Hugh. Its in very good original condition. The frame measures 71cm by 60cm